Hydrology of rivers

Course: Management and Ecology of Water Resources

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Hydrology of rivers
Code
ОК.04
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PR01. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of earth sciences. PR05. Be able to conduct field and laboratory research. PR07. Apply models, methods and data of physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, mathematics, information technology, etc. when studying natural processes of geosphere formation and development. PR08. Justify choices and use field and laboratory methods to analyze natural and anthropogenic systems and objects. PR09. To be able to carry out studies of geospheres using quantitative methods of analysis. PR15. Be able to choose optimal methods and tools for research, data collection and processing.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) Know the theoretical foundations of physical geography, general hydrology and meteorology. 2) To have elementary skills of morphometric and hydrographic calculations, methods of processing cartographic information. 3) To have elementary skills of system analysis, to understand cause-and-effect relationships between the components of nature.
Course content
The goal of the discipline is to provide students with a systematic understanding of rivers, as one of the main components of the Earth's hydrosphere. The student must have a good idea of the place and role of rivers in the functioning of ecosystems, the importance of water resources, the essence of hydrological processes that occur in rivers and their contribution to the formation of landscapes, must possess a system of scientific knowledge and research methods in the field of hydrology, issues of applying hydrological knowledge in practice. The educational discipline is devoted to the study of the theoretical and methodological foundations of river hydrology, in particular, in terms of the following main issues: general characteristics and distribution of rivers, their water balance and level regime, types of river water movement, formation of river flow and its characteristics, thermal and ice regime of rivers, chemical composition of waters, their hydrobiological regime, formation conditions and composition of river sediments. The educational discipline "Hydrology of rivers" is a component of the comprehensive training of specialists of the educational and qualification level "bachelor" in the specialty 103 "Earth Sciences" of the educational program "Management and Ecology of Water Resources".
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Gen1. Zahalʹna hidrolohiya: pidruchnyk / V.K. Khilʹchevsʹkyy, O.H. Obodovsʹkyy, V.V. Hrebinʹ ta in. – K.: Vydavnycho-polihrafichnyy tsentr «Kyyivsʹkyy universytet», 2008. – 399 s. 2.Vodnyy fond Ukrayiny: Shtuchni vodoymy – vodoskhovyshcha i stavky: Dovidnyk / Za red. V.K Khilʹchevsʹkoho, V.V. Hrebenya. – K.: Interpres LTD, 2014. – 164 s. 3.Khilʹchevsʹkyy V.K., Hrebinʹ V.V. Vodni obʺyekty Ukrayiny ta rekreatsiyne otsinyuvannya yakosti vody: navch. posibnyk – K.: DIA, 2022. – 240 s. 4.Palamarchuk M.M., Zakorchevna N.B. Vodnyy fond Ukrayiny. 2 vyd. dop. – K.: Nika-tsentr, 2006. – 320 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
During the semester, after the completion of the relevant topics, thematic written control papers with open questions are conducted. It is mandatory for the exam to write test papers according to content modules, to complete all practical works. For students who scored a total of less than the critical calculation minimum - 36 points, writing essays on insufficiently mastered topics is a mandatory condition for admission to the exam. Final evaluation in the form of an exam: the maximum number of points on the exam is 40 points, the minimum number of points that are added to the semester ones is 24 points (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the exam). Students who, during the semester, scored a total of less points than the critical calculation minimum - 20 points are not allowed to take the exam. The recommended minimum for admission to the exam is 36 points. Evaluation is carried out throughout the semester for all types of work, including independent work.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Vasyl Hrebin
Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet